MRC 1983 June

Good condition.

Test Bench: Mainline Railways 4mm scale, OO-gauge class 03 0-6-0 diesel shunter. Text, pictures.
Picture, the prototype of Mainline's green class 03 0-6-0 diesel shunter, No.D2179. Note the mesh guard behind the cab steps, and the narrow profile of the coupling rods. B/W.
Picture, the prototype of Mainline's blue class 03 0-6-0 diesel shunter, No.03196 shunting at Lawrence Hill, Bristol. B/W.
Picture, an early example of a class 03 0-6-0 diesel shunter, with tapered exhaust stack and twin horns, finished in plain green livery. B/W.
Picture, a cut-down example of a class 03 0-6-0 diesel shunter, No.03120 has a 4.5in shorter cab to suit it for the restricted loading gauge of the Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley line, but the difference is scarcely noticeable. B/W.
Picture, a dual-braked class 03 0-6-0 diesel shunter, No.03382 with high-level pipes on the cab rear, air reservoir ahead of the cab, and toolbox beside the front step. B/W.
Picture, a little over-dressed! Class 03 0-6-0 diesel shunter, No.D2180 (old number, but blue livery), a shunter at Weymouth Quay, wears dual-brake fittings, high level pipes, toolbox, extra headlamps, flashing amber light and brass bell. B/W.
Collectors Corner: What's it worth? Text, picture. (Pat Hammond).
Building a layout part 24, controls part 2, lever frame practice. Text, diagrams. (Mike Sargent, North London Group).
Layout: Crickhowell and Pontypool Riverside. An OO-gauge layout by North Gwent Railway Modellers. Text, pictures. (Paul Powell).
Ideas for Townscapes, Workshops and Garages, a back street business. Text, drawings, pictures. (Giles Barnabe).
Datafile: Astley signal cabin, a manual signalbox of modern design. Text, drawings, pictures. Level crossing also. (John Cocking).
Datafile: Liverpool Overhead Railway early stock 1892-5. Text, drawings, pictures. (R.W. Rush).
Radio Control roundup. What was avaiable in 1983. Text, diagrams. (Dick Moger).
The Midland Division from Nationalisation to Electrification. Part 1, a general introduction and class O locomotives. Text, diagrams, pictures. (Peter Kazmierczak).
Picture, LMS class OF 0-4-0ST No.41516 seen in Burton shed on 15 May 1953. The locomotive retains its LMS livery but has been renumbered. B/W.
Picture, the Midland Division locomotive shed at St Albans would make an ideal model. The side and rear of the shed showing the roof vents and substantial water tank. Note the distinctive window frames. In the foreground is an LMS bracket signal. Colour, 31 May 1967.
Picture, the turntable and the shed offices at St Albans. The styling of brickwork and windows should be noted, as should the faded colouring of the paintwork. Colour, 31 May 1967.
Picture, a LYR 'Pug' 0-4-OST No.51253 fitted with dumb buffers and a blast deflector works underneath the Liverpool Overhead Railway at St James's station on 22 October 1955. Despite the deflectors, blast from steam locomotives allegedly contributed to the structural deterioration which eventually caused the LOR to close. B/W.
Picture, Drummond Caledonian Railway 0-4-0ST No.56032 at Crewe Works during the 1950s. B/W.
Picture, two 'Pugs' at rest in Bristol Barrow Road shed on the Midland Division. The motion covers can be clearly seen. One is No.51202. B/W.
Picture, Sentinel 0-4-0T No.47190 at Bristol on 29 April 1950. B/W.
Picture, LMS 0-4-0ST No.47005 shunting at Staveley ironworks on 11 July 1964. B/W.
A modern mobile crane, Plasser & Theurer crane No.81509. Pictures.
Picture, taken near Yeoveney halt on the West Drayton-Staines West branch as the Plasser & Theurer crane No.81509 headed its short train to the site of track lifting operations. The train consists of a Bogie Bolster D wagon loaded with rails, a converted Tube and a mess van converted from a Fruit D. Taken 4 March 1981, B/W.